Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California—here, find our favorites.

The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...

A large swath of what had long been private land on Northern California’s Lost Coast is now slated for public access. The ...

Viral posts suggest Google Maps imagery shows a human trafficking plea in L.A., but police say there's no evidence of ...

California cities made the top and bottom of the list for property crime according to a new study that looked at 425 small ...

The Hughes fire has prompted mandatory evacuations in Castaic, California, as the fire has a "rapid rate of spread" Cal Fire ...

If you pause from the horror of the California fire disaster consuming so many acres, buildings, and lives right now and think of the political fallout, the first likely victim is Los Angeles ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched California Fire Facts, a new webpage to combat misinformation and debunk rumours about the Los Angeles fires. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer quite as ...

As wildfires continue to ravage California, social media is flooded with misinformation about their origins and impacts. DW investigates the most viral claims. https ...

The theory is that climate change caused two especially wet winters in California in 2023 and 2024. This led to lush vegetation growth. Perhaps you recall the ebullient stories about the blooming ...

A map shows the fire risk across Southern California through to Wednesday. Strong Santa Ana winds are forecast to pick up again, threatening more communities with the risk of wildfires.

Read More: What We Know About the Arrest Made Near the Kenneth Fire in L.A. John Lentini, owner of Scientific Fire Analysis in Florida, who has investigated large fires in California including the ...